Oregon trails · Fremont National Recreation Trail
Fremont National Recreation Trail
A 25.5-mile point-to-point in Oregon, with 2,375 ft of climbing. Reaches Moss Spring and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by Fremont-Winema National Forest.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 8.5. It gives back about 3,729 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Moss Spring (spring)
- Round Pass (pass)
- Avery Pass (pass)
- Cannon Spring (spring)
- Moss Pass (pass)
- Morgan Butte (summit)
Getting there
MORGAN BUTTE — parking nearby, restroom. About 3 h 59 min drive (145 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Klamath Falls. 42.54007, -120.54441 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:45 a.m., the sun rises at 7:13 a.m. and sets at 6:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:50 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.5-mile route takes roughly 10 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:51 p.m. — 30 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Southern Oregon Intertie Trail — 17.0 mi